Genre
Fantasy
Setting and Context
The novel is set in the Institute, Shadowhunter Headquarters in London, and the House of Curzon Street.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is startling and the mood is tense.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonists are James and Cordelia, and the antagonists are the Belials.
Major Conflict
There is a major conflict between Cordelia and Smith. Instead of Cordelia swearing her allegiance to the Smiths, she pays her loyalty to Lilith, the Smith’s rival and enemy to the Belials.
Climax
The climax comes when James and Cordelia discover the tool used in the mysterious murders.
Foreshadowing
Grace's visit to James foreshadows Cordelia's escape to Paris with Mathew.
Understatement
James's grandfather is understated as arrogant, but he is the demon involved in the mysterious murders.
Allusions
n/a
Imagery
The wedding between James and Cordelia is described as opulent, with every aspect that makes it real. The description paints a picture of a luxurious wedding, thus, depicting a sense of sight.
Paradox
The main paradox is that Cordelia misinterprets Grace’s visit to James as a sexual relationship.
Parallelism
There is a parallelism when James and his wife aspire to know the cause of mysterious deaths and shame the killers.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
n/a
Personification
Belials are demons personified as having the ability to communicate with people.
